Insights & Ideas
Tips, strategies, and stories about building better team experiences.
The Group Chat Problem (And How to Fix It for Events)
Group chats are where event plans go to die. There's a better way to coordinate your next team outing.
How Team Outings Reduce Employee Turnover
Companies with regular team outings see measurably lower turnover. Here's the data, and why it works.
Planning a Team Thanksgiving Dinner: The Complete Guide
Your team Thanksgiving dinner can actually bring people together, if you skip the corporate catering playbook and try something different.
Why Your Best Employees Are the Ones Organizing Team Events
The people who volunteer to plan team outings are showing you something important about their leadership potential.
Halloween Team Events That Aren't Cringe
Your team wants to have fun on Halloween. They don't want to do a trust fall in a pumpkin patch.
The Last-Minute Team Outing Playbook
It's Tuesday afternoon and someone just said 'we should do something this week.' Here's how to make it happen.
What Google, Stripe, and Basecamp Get Right About Team Events
Three very different companies, three very different approaches to team culture. But they all agree on one thing.
How to Plan a Team Outing in 10 Minutes (Seriously)
Planning a team outing shouldn't take longer than attending one. Here's how to go from idea to booked in under 10 minutes.
The No-Spreadsheet Guide to Tracking Event Attendance
Your event attendance spreadsheet has 14 tabs, two broken formulas, and data from 2023 that nobody deleted.
Why New Hires Need Team Outings in Their First 30 Days
The first month decides whether a new hire stays for years or starts job hunting by month three.
Building a Team Event Calendar That People Actually Check
You planned great events. Nobody knew about them. Here's how to fix the communication problem that kills attendance.
The Psychology of Shared Meals at Work
Eating together isn't just nice. There's hard science behind why teams that share meals perform better.